Jar-holder.



PATENTED TAN. s, 1905.

F. M. MATTBSON.

JAR HOLDER.

IPLIOATION FILED MAR. 22, 1904 UNITED STATES Patented January 3, 1905.

FRANCIS MARION MATTESON, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

JAR-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,876, dated January 3, 1905.

Application filed March 22, 1904:. Serial No. 199,395.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS MARION MAT- TESON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ar-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved structure of .receptacle for holding fruit-jars, more especially, or the like. The receptacle is designed to receive the jar so as to permit the same to rest in a position lengthwise thereof.

Further, the receptacle constituting the invention is adapted for use as a shipping-case for transporting glass or breakable receptacles, in which capacity the same would be of special advantage.

A novel feature of the invention resides in the provision of peculiar clamping means by which the inclosed jar or receptacle is held within the outer case or receptacle.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention are susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle, showing a fruitjar disposed therein. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View through the receptacle to more clearly show the structure of the clamping means for securing an object within the receptacle. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view through the upper portion of the holder.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The article comprising the invention consists of a receptacle or case of box-like form, and consists of the inclosing sides 1, the top 2, and the bottom 3. There are three inclosing sides 1, thus leaving an open side through which the jar 4 may be introduced into the case. The case is made, preferably, of wood to afford lightness and substantiality. However, it is within the contemplation of my invention to make the case of metal or other material, according to the desires of the manufacturer and depending greatly upon the particular use for which the case is designed. Upon the inner face of the bottom 3 is aflixed a cushioning means 5, which may consist of a rubber pad or any analogous device upon which the jar 4 may rest.

To rigidly hold the inclosed receptacle Within the case after same has been introduced into the case, a clamping device, carried by the top 2 of the case, is utilized. The lastmentioned device comprises a set-screw 6, which passes through an opening in the top 2, the inner end of which is adapted to bind hard against the closure 7 of the jar or receptacle 4:, so as to firmly hold this jar within the case. In order that the clamping device may be of a permanent nature, not subjecting the wooden structure of the case to wear, a nut 8 or metal plate having a threaded opening therein is disposed in a recess in the under side of the top 2 of the case. The nut or metal plate 8 is held in place within the recess before mentioned by a second plate 9,

of sheet metal or the like, which is secured to the top by means of any suitable fastenings. It will be seen that in that the screw 6 cooperates with the metallic element 8 wear upon the wooden case is avoided, this being necessary to provide a practical and durable article.

In the use of the case the jar or receptacle 4 is disposed therein through the open side thereof and rests upon the cushion 5. The screw 6 is next screwed down upon the closure or cap of the jar, and binding thereagainst clamps the jar between the bottom 3 and top 2 of the case. The closure of the jar being usually made of pressed metal permits of the binding action of the screw 6 in the manner before described. It is desirable that the head of the screw 6 be countersunk, so as to avoid any projecting parts.

The article when used as a shipping-case permits of packing a great number of receptacles, such as fruit-jars, in an extremelysmall amount of space, and in economizing space in this manner saves no small amount of expense relative to freight-rates, as .will be understood by those versed in these matters.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- A jar-holder comprising an open receptacle consisting of sides, a top and a bottom, a cushion disposed upon the bottom for supporting an object within the receptacle, a clamp device consisting of a set-screw adjusted in an opening in the top aforesaid and adapted to bear against the object within the receptacle to secure the same from displacement, said screwhaving its head countersunk in the top,

the top being provided with a recess in the" under side thereof, a nut disposed in the recess upon the under side of the top and receiving the set-screw, and a plate secured to the under side of the top over the nut in the recess for preventing displacement of the said nut from the recess, said plate being provided with an opening through which the said screw passes to engage the article in the holder.

in testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS MARION MATTESON. 

